New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-25

a.A, q. all .bout this YOU Lnow, because therc arc
49,. nor the moin ain-tops who're, long ages aso'
-. ~. ,,co,,e weren't terribly wise as 'noy ~
kA... d4vs beautiful gimpscs were oauk". u
Heavonly scenes and the ChFist-chilo' anu" Wv
,,u.o ~ tan thousand angel chors' ana "n'o NY ,"
49, =, =. oyarentially before Him, was seen win
A., ,oet resting on q cloud. and his arms Suo''"" o"'
or., tho rolling earth blessing II ana all It's Pcopi''
>. :. 70 aone every year. and although yon can't 500
- any moro now because the people Know so hucn'
ra ,,o wiser they get the dmmcr becomes th9r N'son
into Heavenly things, yet You can always "" '''''
.hon the Christ-child speaks the words. fcano Old
..rtb and goodwill to men, For then 'he GOWNS an
heO,n 70 crow and they away for dear lifo the
whole night long. This Is the fairies warning ana
whom thcy hear they como out OF their holes IN ,ho
,.os and under tho grasses and spring right up In the
air They don't like It. you know, but they can't hep
n II makes the wicked fairies mad as March hafcs
and when II fails TO snow on Christmas day they arc
che sorrest lot G. elves you ever saw. They ooh'
mind Il so much II 1t SHOWS, because then my "a"
have any amount of fun They scrougc right INTO inc
snownakcs and act like the very old Harry Iha's
what makes the snownakcs at Christmas so n'uch
bigger than the fakes that fall Other days ana tha
Why say that In Christmas SnoWs'orni 'ho'o '''
As much difference between the hakcS as 'hcrc IL 10
tween people.
nm against the window-pancs. Tho merry flakes VIII
fairly melt with glee and freezing themselves against
tho glass they will show al the rainbow colors, ana
Will take thous and pretty forms Ike the figures III
kaleidos ,ope Just please her pretty eyes. b 'he
fakes which the wicked fairies have possessed VIII
make saucy her and jump of on the first gust
Of wind that passes by.
What an awful storm It was this Christmas Eve
complete panoply Of snow-cloud wrappedthe sky so
ened tn
roofs Of buildings. 1t was easy to see wheto INV
church snires poked through the sombre ionoiaoro
which muied tho sound of their bells ana ma 'ho'i
loftier peaks in impenetrablo shade The "'hu 'o'e
through Broadway and bowled the people aoou' aS
thew were nnepins, filling their eyes, ears ana muses.
with the snow which sat like epaaettes on their shoi
ders and made major generals Of the entire pop"'a
t,on II was no uso trying 20 move with the wind
for n great fight was going on between The good anu
bad fairies for the possession OF the "'a'hcr'o.N
Now the good elves had them and the breeze oc" !u''
,o,r wav Dut as soou as you had got your bundles
nicely tucked under your arms and your hahoS s'o"o
snuely down into your pockets, whirr whcw "oh'
The weather-cocks, and away went your Aa' uhu'' 0
hoots of dozen careering horses
Twas a great day for the quoer little people up IN
the church chimes. Their huge owl eyes eio"ou !"
the darkness Hike red-hot Goals, and "hen 'ho 60
whistled through the rafterS on wh'ch 'noi "'
hod,es perchcd they opened all their res'ne's ''a
tbe icy blasts and shricked Win SioO'
thev called "Tu-whoo-o-oI HI hill nj AiAS
.nr,ek,ns when the wind blew fercely, ana p''nlne
Or. tome Of thoir now mournful now ncnu'sh' 't'o'
q, -. sov ~ the gale Do you know why the sexton
A,.. co much 10 strike tho chimes on Christmas Eve
AN him and he will say that these queer i'''o eo
wrs nm IN the steeple always grasp the hammer Gnu
1rv N hold II back They have the most nun u" VIZ,
o,d fashioned steepes where the big bells 'oi' anu
.,ora one Of them sezes the hammer ana inc resi- n"
.w.v down into the air by each others taiis anu "'
n,th tho swavinC bell With every ding dong o'i's
Ano, thcv sound hoarsc reverbcration In inc sa"o
.sv IN thu form of a ghOulish chant
Christmas Is here Christmas Is here
Tho wizards and witches are trembling WIN loa'
Tho ,obIins will ride on the blast tonight
pu. devil bought mortals will keep out OF seh''
Ding. dong. ding, dong,
Toll slow and toll long!
Tho snow piles high DER dead mems bones
The dircs winds moan through the White TOMB
stones,
And loudly We laugh We swing 10 ana no.
v,huc the sexton chokes in the crypt oeio"'
Ding dong, ding, dong,
Laugh loud and laugh long